Three Nightmares

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Three Nightmares

stranded
no poetry, music, art
TV blares news

accolades
forgotten or damaged
I'm fired

summer
bobbing in its wake
unrested


©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017



This is a warmup poem for Laura Shovan's Annual February Writing Project. The words/phrases for this poem

fire
accolades
summer
damaged
wake
news
suspects
french
shooting
stranded

originated here.

On the Way to the March

On the Way to the March

A wall of cars
blocked our lane.
They were lined up
not to appeal for freedom
or for suffering to be overcome
but for
the
car
wash.

It was an ordinary day.
They were thankful
(if they were even aware)
for the division of their spirit
from their conscience.
They lolled in 20th Century
thoughtlessness.

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017





This is a warmup poem for Laura Shovan's Annual February Writing Project. The words/phrases for this poem

division

wall

freedom

20th Century

overcome

spirit

historical

thank

appeal

suffering

originated in a German article about the people of Berlin urging Trump not to build a wall at the Mexican border. Not this article exactly, but something like this.

If Ranted

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If Ranted, Don't Ignore

respond
answer directly
communicate

communicate
exercise eloquence
impact

impact
influence and transform
unite

unite
with increasing volume

not simple, not impossible


©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017




This is a warmup poem for Laura Shovan's Annual February Writing Project. The words/phrases for this poem

rant
ignore
directly
answering
simple
volume
impossible
impact
respond
communicate

originated here.

The idea of using tercets was inspired by Michelle Barnes' post here.

Cold to the Bone

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Confronting Icy Water is Directly Linked to Revolution

Standing at the edge,
I brace myself for the harsh truth,
the cold shock that awaits.

My commitment pushes me
to dive deep, invisibilizing below the surface,
rewriting the liberation of my body.

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017





I am joining Laura Shovan's Annual February Writing Project. The words/phrases for this poem originated here.